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Seriously, the most versitile lure for Inshore Saltwater Gamefish is the 3-4" Berkely Gulp! New Penny Shrimp on a red or chartruse jig head, that's the only artificial lure you really "need". If you want to use live bait stay away from frozen, it's probably more expensive and kind junky. Get fresh shrimp from one of those roadside places and tell them you want to use it for bait. Choose one guy to buy your bait from and only go to him, eventually he will start giving a free stuff or a little extra, plus you'll probably end up being friends. The only guy I got my shrimp from was a guy selling it from a trailer named "Pee-Wee", he was awesome and always kept us posted on the goings on of the area.

Whiting, specifically freshly fried in a tortilla with chipotle ranch sauce, shredded lettuce, a couple jalepenoes, tiny bit of cheese, few shots of Frank's Red Hot, topped with a dollop o' Daisy. Yeah it's pretty good.

I believe Skeet Reese makes one with Wright & McGill, but I don't know where you'd find one.

I think you can do a steady retrieve to crawl it on the surface, or pop/walk it.

Actually the Gold Iridium has a blue base (which is really weird), but is really nice in clearer water. This may vary slightly from brand to brand, the brand I have is "Walleva" I think I paid like $20 for them on Amazon. They are suprisingly high quality for only 20 bucks. I highly recommend the Gold, if it's in clear water.

I have a pair of Oakley Dispatch with two sets of lenses, the knock off gold and the knock off green/blue (both are polarized). I have to say I like the gold better. If I were you I would get both colors, so you can decide for yourself which color is better, because the different colors of lenses perform better or worse in different water conditions. On Amazon the knock off lenses are quite good and way cheaper.

It's not just "these days". Don't forget about parachute pants. Though I wasn't around for that fad, I can make fun of guys that were.

Awesome. I always wondered if that would work.

It sounds like you just hate cheap swimbaits (read the Sick Fish thread). Seriously, don't take this the wrong way, but try buying the more expensive version of these swimbaits. Sick Fish=Trash Fish. Storm Wild Eye=Mattlures Bluegill One thing I've learned with swimbaits is you get what you pay for. Prime example: I have the Castaic version of a Hudd which cost about $15, it has crappy action. I now own a comparable Hudd 68 ($30). The action/quality is not even in the same league. The Hudd looks like a real fish swiming through the water, while the Castaic is now retired.

I can get the larger size to buzz on the surface quite easily, even on weighted hooks. You might have too slow of a reel. I use a 7:1.1

Honestly, it sounds like you should boil it. What you just described is a swimbait that is too stiff and needs to be more pliable. Another trick to get more "thump" in the action, is to cut the top fin off the tail. Sick fish; especially the painted colors, are particularly stiff.

1. Boil them til they are sticky. 2. Cut a large belly slot with a razor blade. 3. Use a swimbait hook with weight, it helps it run true.

Yes sir. But seriously, YOLO shouldn't have been clumped with that embarassingly mediocre slang.

I think they are boss.

What frog are you using, and did you put fish attractant on them?

You could always make your own, check out Makelure.com

If they are really messed up, replace them. Get the silicone strands from an extra spinner bait skirt. You might have to thin it out a little.

Thanks, that's a good idea. If it works I'll post the results.

I usually just use a frog and jig in the summer months. But I'm gonna use the Big Hammer Sledge Hammer, quite a bit this year. I haven't used it a ton yet, but it's starting to look like a cool ledge bait to throw in the "dog daze" of summer.

Anybody know how to make custom poured worms and soft plastics smell like candy? I know a few companies do it. Manns Jelly worms are the common. Is there and additive or something to put in it, or should I just buy and melt jelly worms?

What? All due respect. You can't say that there will never be another "new" way to fish a Senko, if it's not been tried yet. That doesn't make sense. I don't even like them, but there will always be fresh ideas even if it seems everything has been tried.

Don't put all of them in your boat at one time...might sink it.

1. It takes new people to come up with new ideas. 2. If you think fishing a highly pressured pond is easier than fishing a full-sized bass fishing lake your'e wrong. If you were right and pond fishing was easier to fish there would be no need for bass boats. Let's put it this way which hypethetical body of water would you rather fish pond A or lake B? Pond A. This pond is 5-15 acres in size (which in some cases may be generous). It's biggest fish may only be 3-4 lbs. It is hammered all day by bucket fishermen and guys throwing t-rigs. And there are only 3 real places with cover they are; a couple laydowns, one good point, and a cove with lilypads, these areas are obvious and magnets for fishermen and get hit hard all day. The fish in this pond probably see a lure a day. Lake B. This lake is easily 5-10 times bigger than the pond. The biggest fish in the lake may break the state record it has infinite amounts of cover, thousands of points, docks, ect. This lake has a full parking lot, but once you're on the water you barely see anybody. The fish in the lake may only see a lure every other week (if that). I don't know about you, but I'm fishing the lake.

Yeah, I've tried rigging them weedless. Didn't turn out great. If I were to try it again I would go with an 8/0 Owner Beast Twistlock. And make a long deep slit from the nose to the belly.

Theodore Roosevelt's best quote: "Speak softly and carry a flippin' stick" or something like that.